Telegraph.co.uk produced arguably the strongest performance of all UK national newspaper websites in October, reporting a double digit month-on-month percentage increase in traffic, while freesheet Metro.co.uk suffered a similar decline.

The Telegraph Media Group website network increased monthly unique browsers by 10.72% month-on-month to 56,919,647 in October, according to the latest Audit Bureau of Circulations figures published on Thursday.

Daily unique browsers rose by 7.76% compared to September, in line with rivals guardian.co.uk and Independent.co.uk, to 2,887,948.

Mirror Group Digital, the website network that includes Mirror.co.uk, 3am.co.uk and MirrorFootball.co.uk, grew daily unique browsers by 3.53% compared to September to 764,277. Monthly browsers rose 3.67% to 16,319,000.

The London Evening Standard's standard.co.uk, which is 25% owned by DMGT, saw daily browsers rise by 4.23% month-on-month to 144,461. Monthly browsers rose 3.84% to 3,167,428.

Mail Online

Daily average browsers: 6,671,641

Month-on-month change: +4.79%

Year-on-year change: +46.20%

Monthly browsers: 106,095,618

Month-on-month change: +4.48%

Year-on-year change: +34.31%

guardian.co.uk

Daily average browsers: 3,909,514

Month-on-month: +7.60%

Year-on-year: +19.35%

Monthly browsers: 71,766,288

Month-on-month: +9.84

Year-on-year: N/A

Telegraph.co.uk

Daily average browsers: 2,887,948

Month-on-month: +7.76%

Year-on-year: +26%

Monthly browsers: 56,919,647

Month-on-month: +10.72%

Year-on-year: +25.62%

Sun Online

Daily average browsers: 1,544,721

Month-on-month: -1.25%

Year-on-year: +3.84%

Monthly browsers: 25,926,115

Month-on-month: -2.07%

Year-on-year: +3.85%

Independent.co.uk

Daily average browsers: 825,861

Month-on-month: +8.14%

Year-on-year: +35.06%

Monthly browsers: 17,900,904

Month-on-month: 9.78%

Year-on-year: +29.02%

Mirror Group Digital

Daily average browsers: 764,277

Month-on-month: +3.53%

Year-on-year: +7.54%

Monthly browsers: 16,319,000

Month-on-month: +3.67%

Year-on-year: +3.31%

Metro

Daily average browsers: 276,478

Month-on-month: -11.11%

Year-on-year change: -17.53%

Monthly browsers: 6,971,225

Month-on-month: -6.62%

Year-on-year: -14.74%

Standard.co.uk

Daily average browsers: 144,461

Month-on-month change: +4.23%

Year-on-year: -2.47%

Monthly browsers: 3,167,428

Month-on-month change: +3.84%

Year-on-year: -11.69%

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